Chapter 2286
Duan Qianyang instructed the driver to head towards Brighton Road. When the car arrived, he saw Ruan Jianguo charging towards his car in the cold wind. With that demeanor, if he had a knife in his hand, they wouldn’t doubt he would come and chop it down.
Fortunately, both the driver and the assistant sitting in the front were familiar with the Ruan Family. Although startled to see this, they wouldn’t start having wild thoughts, otherwise they’d suspect if this was an assassination attempt or something.
Ruan Jianguo walked over fiercely. Duan Qianyang opened the car door as he had a vague suspicion in his heart. He smiled gracefully, yet inexplicably felt guilty: "Ruan Brother..."
"Oh please, I’m not worthy of being called brother!" Ruan Jianguo pointed his toes at the ground and snorted coldly.
Duan Qianyang deepened his smile, "Ruan Brother, what are you saying? We’re going to be family..."
"No, no, no, don’t even think about family. I have only one request right now: take me to the villa you bought immediately!"
"Ruan Brother, are you referring to..."
"You’re pretending, pretending! You keep pretending! Duan Qianyang, I didn’t see this coming before, I thought you were a cultured person, but turns out you have such devious tricks!!!!"
"Cough, cough, cough..." The assistant who had already gotten off the car accidentally inhaled a gust of wind upon hearing those words laden with certain undertones, and couldn’t help but start coughing loudly, shaking in the cold wind.
Although it’s now the cold winter, as it’s already noon and nearing the end of the year, quite a few people were out on this road buying New Year’s goods. Hearing Ruan Jianguo’s words, they all looked at Duan Qianyang in surprise. Just from their gazes, it seemed they were imagining at least tens of thousands of words worth of a story in their minds.
Duan Qianyang, who normally appeared refined, even when severely ill, was treated with respect by everyone. He’d never been accused so straightforwardly of being devious before, his handsome face became beet red.
Usually adept at dealing with workplace dynamics, he found himself at a complete loss here.
Fortunately, Ruan Hao noticed that more people were starting to look over and, considering Duan Qianyang’s unique job, quickly explained to Duan Qianyang: "Duan Qianyang, Xiaohao took Jiaojiao out last night and didn’t come back the whole night. We can’t reach them by phone either. My dad’s worried something might have happened to them. We suspect they might be at the villa you bought for Jiaojiao last time, so we’re asking you to take us there for a look."
Upon hearing the explanation, Duan Qianyang realized his initial suspicion was likely correct, feeling even guiltier.
He quickly escorted them to the villa, repeatedly calling Duan Xi along the way. This time, the calls went through, but no one picked up. As for messages, Duan Xi, being straightforward, never replied to anyone’s texts other than those from Ruan Jiaojiao—he only ever made calls directly.
The car drove for nearly an hour. During this hour, Duan Qianyang felt so anxious, especially when he thought of Ruan Jianguo’s unhappy expression—it made him unsure. He asked the driver up front, "Old Li, I remember you also have a daughter?"
Old Li glanced at him through the rearview mirror and nodded, "Yes."
"Then tell me, what would you do if you were in this situation?"
Old Li: "Sir, my daughter is only five years old."
"..." Duan Qianyang.
The assistant sitting in the front passenger seat hesitated to speak. Duan Qianyang glanced at him: "Xiaoshu, you’re out of this, you don’t even have a partner."
"!!!" Xiaoshu.
Thanks, feeling a bit offended!